Kids and Sports – Let’s Forget about Betting for a While

Sports are an important part of our lives and a
growing stage for us in our early years of life. Who can’t remember the time we
spent playing around football or baseball in our free time with our friends?
And since those incredible moments in our lives, we can be exposed prematurely
to gambling and sports gambling.

Since the internet is a incredible tool for
many, love or hate it we know that this tool can provide us with amazing
information in a matter of clicks. And when it comes to sports results and
online betting websites, is easy for kids to go into and bet in their favorite
team.

And you might think that this can’t cause any
long-term harm since is just a simple bet that can be compared with a bet with
their friends about what team goes to finals or what’s the end score since
these practices are common among young adults and kids.

But the rising number of gamblers and gambling
addiction is scaring most parents, as well giving an increase amount of new
users in gambling websites that are mostly dedicated to football, Australian
football, basketball, baseball, and other sports of interest that are trending
among our society.

And while many of us are right now thinking
that gambling is an obvious addiction and these practices have to be discussed
with parents. We have to stop for a minute and remember about the awkward talks
that we as a parents has to deal with our kids, from sex and drugs we have to
add a new one, which is betting.

And you might think right now that betting
can’t be that dangerous compared to drugs or irresponsible sex. But the truth
is that betting can cause an enormous financial damage to a family or even get
a teenager in debt and ruining his credit.

And other dangerous attitudes can come along,
such as being an overall irresponsible human being and a never-ending addiction
to betting that can leave him without credit or future. For that is highly
important to take kids and teach him about a safer approach to betting, as well
to sports in general since is known that we can enjoy sports without betting.

And that’s the main point of this article
because more than 70% of kids under the age of 8 to 16 think that betting and
sports are something normal. Totally missing the point of what sports are and
what is the fascination with them in the first place, and how they can enjoy
these events without thinking about the percentage that they can make by
betting his favorite team.

As well, let’s not forget the fact that the
majority of the clients behind most betting websites are over 16 to 35 years
old, and once you get into the world of gambling is not so easy to get out,
that’s why an approachable event or a rehabilitation process should be
available for these young adults.

With this is obvious that there’s a problem
that needs to be addressed as soon as possible, as well to teach young children
to have a safer beginning with sports.